Leila Mansour

Leila Mansour is from Amol and lives in Tehran. She was arrested in the wave of arrests of activists, at the same time as the nationwide uprising in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini.

• <coverage-outsourcing id='45046'> She was arrested by the security forces at her home. According to an Atlas source, the security agents took Ms. Mansour to Evin prison after searching her house and confiscating her laptop and phone. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='45047'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/FaridLotfabadi/status/1600111449556164608?s=20&t=eJkGprqVRKUaUM84VjlCFg'> Farid Lotfabadi, a labor activist and a friend of Leila Mansour, wrote on Twitter that Leila is waiting for a decision in Ward 209 of Evin Prison. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='45048'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/FaridLotfabadi/status/1607334462580494336?s=20&t=eJkGprqVRKUaUM84VjlCFg'> Farid Lotfabadi, a labor activist and a friend of Leila Mansour, published the news of Leila's release on his Twitter. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48504'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2023/hranews/a-39022/'> He has been sentenced to one year in prison, 50 lashes, two years of ban on leaving the country and other additional punishments. While announcing this news, HRANA emphasized that based on the verdict issued by Branch 26 of Tehran Revolutionary Court headed by Judge Iman Afshari and delivered to Ms. Mansour in writing, she was sentenced to one-year imprisonment, 50 lashes, ban on membership in political or social parties, groups, and organizations, ban on leaving the country, and ban on residence in Tehran province for two years on the charge of disrupting public order. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48526'> He was released from prison. On February 5th, 2023, the Islamic Republic's Judiciary issued a memo that announced the beginning of the process of releasing some of the protesters arrested during the 2022 national uprising. According to the judiciary's Mizan website, and latest comments made by the spokesperson for the judiciary, this "pardon" is in honor of the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution and contingent on the prisoners expressing regret; The pardon is not extended to cases with charges such as "connection to dissident groups", and "destruction of public property". However, many of the released prisoners have posted videos and notes saying they never requested a pardon and never expressed regret. There are even videos of female activists taking off their hijab and chanting against the Islamic Republic in front of the prison moments after their release. The release of prisoners being called a pardon has caused massive reaction online and some activists on social media and human rights organizations consider it a PR stunt to repair some of the damage to Ali Khamenei's image. </coverage-outsourcing>